Paedocypris carbunculus
Paedocypris carbunculus is a tiny species of cyprinid fish endemic to peat swamps and blackwater streams in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.[1][2] It is the most recently described species of the three in the genus Paedocypris and it reaches up to 11.5 mm (0.45 in) in standard length.[2] This shoaling species has been kept and bred for several generations in aquariums.[2]
| Paedocypris carbunculus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Paedocypris |
| Species: | P. carbunculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paedocypris carbunculus Britz & Kottelat, 2008 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Paedocypris carbunculus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- Kottelat, Maurice & Britz, Ralf (2008). "Paedocypris carbunculus, a new species from Borneo (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 56 (2): 415–422. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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